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Mistakes, sputtering power play cost Avalanche against Jets

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

Nathan MacKinnon is producing like one of the best players in the league, but it hasn’t been enough to prevent the Colorado Avalanche from hitting another lull before the holiday break.Winnipeg took advantage of a couple of key mistakes and Connor Hellebuyck helped the Jets hang on Thursday night at Ball Arena for a 4-2 win, as the Avs lost for the fourth time in five games (1-2-2) for the first time this season.Mistakes just before and after the first intermission, combined with a suddenly sputtering power play, were the biggest culprits against the Jets. This stretch doesn’t look as bad as the funk earlier in the year when Colorado lost five of seven with a couple of embarrassing blowouts, but it’s also not near the Avs’ peak performances, either.Colorado had four chances on the power play in this game, including a 5-on-3 in the third period, but was unable to convert. The Avs did have a stretch of nine straight contests with a power-play goal, but this is ...

Drugs may be a factor in man’s death in Denver police custody, commander says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

A man who died in Denver police custody may have experienced a drug overdose shortly after he was arrested for violating a restraining order, according to body camera footage released Thursday.Denver Police Department officials discussed details of the Nov. 26 incident during a news conference at police headquarters Thursday.Officers responded to Fusion Studios at 3737 Quebec St. at 9:20 a.m. on reports from a pretrial services employee that Jesse Stowers, 43, was in the area and had tampered with his ankle monitor.Stowers had a court order barring him from the apartment complex and officers found his ankle monitor in an alleyway outside, Cmdr. Matt Clark said at the news conference Thursday.Body camera footage shows police forced open a bathroom door where it appeared Stowers was flushing drugs down the toilet or sink, according to body camera footage and Clark.Officers arrested Stowers and walked him outside, repeatedly asking him if he had used drugs. Stowers was also examined by...

Denver clears homeless camp near downtown post office

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

City crews moved more than 100 people out of a homeless encampment near the post office at 20th and Curtis streets downtown Thursday and into an east Denver hotel that has been converted into a shelter, officials confirmed.It was the fourth and, so far, the largest action at an encampment yet as part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s House 1,000 homelessness initiative. With another mass relocation is planned in the coming days at an encampment near East 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, administration officials say the city is on track to shelter more than 500 people by the middle of next week as part of the effort that has been Johnston’s primary focus since he was sworn in in July.“After we bring people indoors from these two encampments, we will be more than halfway to the mayor’s stated goal,” Johnston spokesman Jose Salas said.The online dashboard tracking the administration’s progress showed that 317 people had been moved off the streets and into ...

LIVE: Police pursue suspected stolen vehicle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

Police are pursuing a carjacking suspect out of Fontana on Thursday night.The suspect is believed to be driving a stolen pickup truck, according to California Highway Patrol. They may be armed and it's unclear how many people are inside the vehicle. At least six patrol units are chasing the suspect on the westbound 10 freeway as they passed through downtown L.A. The driver later merged onto the northbound 101 toward the San Fernando Valley and then to the northbound 405 Freeway.A spike strip was deployed on the freeway at one point, but the driver spotted it and was able to quickly dodge it. A second spike strip may have been deployed under a bridge but was also unsuccessful.Registration for the vehicle's owner is traced back to the West Covina area.Sky5 is overhead. This developing story will be updated. The pursuit can be viewed in the video player above.

Los Gatos police halt attempted theft at Lululemon, prevent loss of $4K in merchandise

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Officers responded to a report of an ongoing theft at a Lululemon store in Los Gatos on Thursday, the Los Gatos Police Department said. Police were able to arrive on time to catch two suspects who tried to leave with almost $4,000 worth of merchandise. LGPD posted a video (above) of police stopping the suspects who appeared to be exiting the store's doors with the merchandise. One of the suspects is heard in the video denying stealing the merchandise. The two suspects were arrested and booked into Santa Clara Main Jail for organized retail theft. SF commissioner says business was vandalized, ‘targeted’ Approximately an hour earlier, the suspects also stole merchandise from the Lululemon in Gilroy, according to LGPD. The suspects were not identified by police. The Lululemon in Los Gatos is located at 32 N Santa Cruz Ave.

Hit-and-run causes 250K gallons of water loss in Benicia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Last week, a man hit a fire hydrant in Benicia causing a 250,000-gallon water loss, Benecia police officials said.On Nov. 27, Benicia police officers responded to a hit-and-run on the 200 block of 1st Street. Officers said a white van hit a fire hydrant causing damage to city property and surrounding businesses.Officers were able to find the suspect and arrest them Thursday.

Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of Friday’s jobs report to snap a 3-day losing streak

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Thursday to snap its first three-day losing streak since Halloween.The S&P 500 climbed 36.25 points, or 0.8%, to 4,585.59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 62.95, or 0.2%, to 36,117.38, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 193.28, or 1.4%, to 14,339.99.Big Tech stocks helped power the market higher, led by a 5.3% leap for Google’s parent company, Alphabet. They’re Wall Street’s most influential stocks because of their massive size, and they have been on huge tears so far this year. Cerevel Therapeutics also jumped 11.4% after AbbVie announced an $8.7 billion deal to buy the company and its pipeline of candidates for schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and other diseases. AbbVie added 1.1%.Wall Street has rallied toward its best level since March 2022 largely on hopes that the Federal Reserve is finally done with its barrage of hikes to interest rates, which are meant to get high inflation under control. That has anticipation high ahead ...

Petr Mrazek makes 37 saves as Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks 1-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Petr Mrazek made 37 saves in his 25th career shutout, and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide with a 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.Philipp Kurashev scored for last-place Chicago, which had dropped 10 of 12 overall. Connor Bedard picked up an assist while Leo Carlsson was mostly quiet in a matchup of the top two picks in this year’s NHL draft. Bedard went No. 1 overall to Chicago, followed by Carlsson going to Anaheim.It was Mrazek’s first shutout since April 4, 2021, for Carolina against Dallas.Lukas Dostal made 24 stops for Anaheim, which lost for the 10th time in 11 games.Chicago went in front in the second period on its third power-play goal in five games and ninth this season. The team ranked 29th in the NHL at 10.7% with the man advantage coming into the day.With Anaheim defenseman Tristan Luneau serving a double minor for high-sticking, Bedard skated into the left circle before serving the puck to Kurashev for a sl...

Denver weather: Snow on Friday, a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperatures were again mild in Denver weather, with Thursday temperatures reaching the 60s — about 20 degrees above normal in the city. That was the "warm before the storm." The Pinpoint Weather team is tracking a storm system that will bring snow, wind and chilly temperatures across the state on Friday. According to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, accumulating snow is possible, but totals will likely change in the next 24 hours. Here's a look at the snowfall forecast as of Thursday evening.Possible snow totals across ColoradoPossible snow totals for metro Denver and Front RangeWeather tonight: Increasing clouds and breezyAs the next storm system approaches from the west, clouds will be increasing across the state. Snow in the mountains will become more widespread during the overnight hours. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team The gusty wind over the higher peaks will subside with the setting sun. Temperat...

Suspected DUI driver crashes into 2 police officers, 2 firefighters on I-76

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:59:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Interstate 76 was closed Thursday night after a suspected DUI driver crashed into two Commerce City police officers and two South Adams County firefighters, who were responding to the scene of a separate crash.The driver was taken into custody after the crash, according to a Commerce City Police Department spokesperson. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The first responders were at the scene of a separate crash when the driver traveled through barricades and hit them, police said. All four first responders were transported to the hospital, but there was no immediate information on all of their conditions.FOX31's Evan Kruegel learned one of the police officers was expected to be OK, but the second officer's condition was unknown on Thursday night.Police initially said only one firefighter was involved but later updated the number to two.Police said the vehicle involving the suspected DUI driver was a truck.I-76 closed after crashesI-...